Starting Monday, November 4 any garbage above the three-item garbage limit must be placed in a City of Ottawa yellow bag. If the three-item garbage limit is exceeded and yellow bags are not used, one item will be left behind with a courtesy tag indicating the limit. In December, any garbage above the three-item garbage limit that’s not in a yellow bag will be left at the curb.
Yellow bags are now available for purchase from Client Service Centres, select recreation and community centres, as well as Home Hardware stores across the city and the Richmond BMR. Yellow bags are sold in packages of four for $17.60. There is no limit to the number of yellow bags that can be purchased and set out on garbage day. Keep in mind that large bulky items and furniture cannot be bagged.
Reduce your garbage items by maximizing your recycling and composting. There’s no limit to blue, black or green bins and leaf and yard waste.
You can purchase City of Ottawa yellow bags from the following locations:
Retailers
- Beacon Hill Home Hardware, 1934 Montreal Road (located in Ogilvie Square)
- Bridlewood Home Hardware, 90 Michael Cowpland Drive
- Capital Home Hardware, 736 Bank Street
- Elmvale Acres Home Hardware, 1910 St. Laurent Boulevard (located in Elmvale Acres Shopping Centre)
- Leitrim Home Hardware, 4836 Bank Street
- Manotick Home Hardware, 1166 Beaverwood Road (located in the Mews of Manotick)
- Morris Home Hardware, 1226 Wellington Street
- Orléans Home Hardware, 470 Charlemagne Boulevard
- Stittsville Home Hardware, 6001 Hazeldean Road
- Trudel Home Hardware, 329 March Road
- Richmond BMR, 6379 Perth Street
Client Service Centre locations
Yellow bags are available at any City of Ottawa Client Service Centre during business hours.
Recreation and Community Centres
- Albion-Heatherington Recreation Centre, 1560 Heatherington Road
- Alexander Community Centre, 960 Silver Street
- Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex – Orléans, 1490 Youville Drive
- CARDELREC Recreation Complex Goulbourn, 1500 Shea Road
- Carleton Heights Community Centre, 1665 Apeldoorn Avenue
- François Dupuis Recreation Centre, 2263 Portobello Boulevard
- Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre, 3320 Paul Anka Drive
- Jack Purcell Community Centre, 320 Jack Purcell Lane
- Minto Recreation Complex – Barrhaven, 3500 Cambrian Road
- Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Avenue
- Overbrook Community Centre, 33 Quill Street
- St. Laurent Complex, 525 Coté Street
- Walter Baker Sports Centre,100 Malvern Drive
Find out more about the three-item garbage limit and the yellow bag program at ottawa.ca/garbage.
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